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How To Treat A Post Knee Surgery Lump?
I had knee surgery this past thurday to fix a meniscul tear, clean out my knee, and remove a spur on my right knee. I am not walking on my knee and have developed a lump above my knee and several times my leg feels as if it is locking up, almost causing me to fall. This is my second knee surgery (first on left knee), Im 38 yr old female with a family history of degenerative joint disease. Any help would be appreciated.
Fri, 15 May 2020
Hello,
Locking in knee is characterdtic of meniscal tears,but as you say that you got operated for the same so it is very unlikely that a tear is still present.
Thhere is possibility of instable meniscus,loose body or simple knee stiffness which may be a cause for that locking sendation.
Your knee lump as per your history appears to be a suprapatellar bursitis,or it may be a gross knee swelling. So firstly you need to have a Mri knee done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
Locking in knee is characterdtic of meniscal tears,but as you say that you got operated for the same so it is very unlikely that a tear is still present.
Thhere is possibility of instable meniscus,loose body or simple knee stiffness which may be a cause for that locking sendation.
Your knee lump as per your history appears to be a suprapatellar bursitis,or it may be a gross knee swelling. So firstly you need to have a Mri knee done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
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